Novation giving away vintage OSCar synth - One month left to go!

Novation announced today that to highlight the history and legacy of their synthesizers, they will be giving away a vintage Oxford OSCar analog synth. The unit has been fully restored and serviced and is in mint, playable condition.

JUNE 4, 2015--Novation announced today that to highlight the history and legacy of their synthesizers, they will be giving away a vintage Oxford OSCar analog synth. The unit has been fully restored and serviced and is in mint, playable condition.

UPDATE August 1, 2015: One month left to go! The competition closes on August 31, 2015. Check out the new video below!

What does Novation have to do with the OSCar? “The heritage of the modern Novation synth range ... goes right back to EDP’s Wasp in 1978--which had the same filter as our first BassStation--and includes the OSCar, the legendary monosynth used in Jean-Michel Jarre’s Revolutions Overture,”said Novation marketing manager Hannah Bliss. “The unifying factor here is our synth designer, Chris Huggett. The same man who designed Wasp and OSCar also created the sound engines for all our modern synths.”

How do you get a chance to win it? CLICK HERE for details and a cool pictorial timeline of Huggett-designed synths from the EDP Wasp to the present.

Asheville, NC - March 16, 2015 -- Today the Bob Moog Foundation announces its spring raffle for a vintage Moog Liberation synthesizer. The raffle, a fundraiser in support of the Foundation's projects, runs through April 20, 2015 or until all 2,000 tickets are sold.

With MoroderNova, Novation and Giorgio Moroder have made a piece of synth history. Not only is it Novation's first signature model, it's the first and only synth with Giorgio's name on it. What's more, there are only 500 of them, each numbered and supplied with a certificate of authenticity.

With the addition of four new prizes for synthesizer enthusiasts, the Bob Moog Foundation is extending its Road To Innovation Raffle and expanding it to an international audience. Prizes include Subaru vehicles, Korg MS-20 Mini analog synth, Stylophone synth, IK Multimedia Sample Moog, and Mark Vail's new book "The Synthesizer."

Dave Smith Instruments today introduced the DSM01 Curtis Filter module, their first offering for modular synthesizers. The module takes its name from the original filter chip designed by the late Doug Curtis and provides both a switchable 2/4-pole low-pass filter and a VCA. The Curtis filter is an integral part of the sound of many synthesizers created by Dave Smith, including the classic Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and Pro-One, and more recent instruments such as the Evolver, Mopho, Prophet ʼ08, and Prophet 12.

During Moogfest 2014, Moog Music facilitated a two-day workshop in which Moog engineers assisted 125 participants in building Werkstatt, an educational, patchable analog synthesizer designed specifically for the event. Now, Moog is releasing a no-soldering-required version.

Arturia has just released a special limited edition of their popular MicroBrute monphonic analog synthesizer, the MicroBrute SE. The main features include three available colors (yellow/gold, white, and light blue) and included stackable patch cables for increased patching flexibility. The unit also ships in the box with a custom gig bag. While attending Arturia's 15th anniversary celebration in Grenoble, France in October 2014, I got some hands-on time and the opportunity to shoot this quick video demo of three of the units cranking away at once.

Music and audio education non-profit the Bob Moog Foundation is raffling off a mint Minimoog synthesizer to raise funds for their ongoing efforts to teach children math and science concepts through hands-on use of music synthesizers. This unit would be fantastic on its own, but its previous owner invested in Kevin Lightner’s recent “OptoKey” modification. This modification is extremely desirable for several reasons.